Rank Quotes

357 quotes by 293 authors

The class distinctions proper to a democratic society are not those of rank or money, still less, as is apt to happen when these are… — Wystan Hugh Auden
Rank does not intimidate hardware. Neither does the lack of rank. — Norman Ralph Augustine
No sex, age, or condition is above or below the absolute necessity of modesty; but without it one vastly beneath the rank of man. — Bruce Barton
My father was a Party member and he was a pretty high rank military officer under the colonel, junior colonel, I don't know the term.… — Mikhail Baryshnikov
When soldiers have been baptized in the fire of a battle-field, they have all one rank in my eyes. — Napoleon Bonaparte
Those who enjoy their own emotionally bad health and who habitually fill their own minds with the rank poisons of suspicion, jealousy and hatred, as… — Johannes Brahms
Marriage, it seems, confines every man to his proper rank. — Jean de la Bruyere
Jewelry and pins have been worn throughout history as symbols of power, sending messages. Interestingly enough, it was mostly men who wore the jewelry in… — Madeleine Albright
When you are aspiring to the highest place, it is honorable to reach the second or even the third rank. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
For good or for ill, air mastery is today the supreme expression of military power and fleets and armies, however vital and important, must accept… — Winston Churchill
Blessed the man and woman who is able to serve cheerfully in the second rank - a big test. — Mary Slessor
The certainty that life cannot be long, and the probability that it will be much shorter than nature allows, ought to awaken every man to… — Samuel Johnson
One should be wary of talking on end about such subjects as learning, morality or folklore in front of elders or people of rank. It… — Yamamoto Tsunetomo
Do not confuse notoriety and fame with greatness. . . . For you see, greatness is a measure of one's spirit, not a result of… — Sherman Glenn Finesilver
Coffee it is best to buy by the bag, as it improves by keeping. Let it hang in the bag, in a dry place, and… — Catharine Beecher
When a general, unable to estimate the enemy's strength, allows an inferior force to engage a larger one, or hurls a weak detachment against a… — Sun Tzu
A prince ought to have no other aim or thought, nor select anything else for his study, than war and its rules and discipline; for… — Niccolo Machiavelli
The one thing I never want to see again is a military parade. When I resigned from the army and went to a farm I… — Ulysses S. Grant
I have condemned any organizer of war, regardless of his rank or nationality. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
I have stated it plain, an' my argument's thus ( It's all one, says the Sapper) There's only one Corps which is perfect - that's… — Rudyard Kipling

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